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All the teachers at St. Gregory’s have had experience other than teaching and this enhances their approach to the job.
We offer a modern, business-like approach to education which has its roots in traditional `whole-class´ teaching and self-discipline. A quiet, happy environment provides the means for children of all abilities to gain the basic skills necessary for life. The acquisition of these skills is not optional. High expectations of all the children result in high achievement and a greater self-confidence.
The staff know that they want to teach and are not merely teaching because that is all they are trained or experienced in.
Geraldine
Asbury -
Headteacher
BA(Hons) Law
Geraldine Asbury has twenty two years of experience in teaching at various levels ranging from junior school to lecturing for professional examinations.
Her first experience of teaching was as one of the first people from Denbighshire to be sent on VSO. Here she taught classes of up to fifty five Chinese and Thai giris, unable to speak English, French and English. On completing her Law degree she lectured in Law and Statistics for four years in Buckinghamshire.
On her return to North Wales she lectured part-time at Llandrillo College in Colwyn Bay, where she taught Law and English. Her experience in independent education spans nearly fourteen years, eight of which were spent as a Senior Teacher, preparing children for entrance examinations to secondary schools.
David N
Evans -
Deputy Headteacher
GMus, MA, DipLCM, LLCM. FVCM, FRSA
After graduating from Performing Arts College in Liverpool in 1991, David Evans's first teaching Job was as Teacher-in-charge of Music at Norton Priory County High School in Runcorn. Whilst there he was appointed to the prestigious post of Director of Music at the Royal Russell School in London - a position he held for two and half years.
On his return to North Wales he rejoined his old secondary school as a teacher of Music, English and RE. After a spell as Acting Head of Music at St. David's High School, Saltney, he became Music Master and Class Teacher at a local independent preparatory school prior to coming to St. Gregory's. Outside of school his activities as a professional musician have been many and varied.
In 1996 he was instrumental in setting up Wrexham's Delta School of Performing Arts. He has been Musical Director to numerous theatre companies throughout the North West and has given an organ recital in Westminster Abbey and sung in the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City.
Miss
R Elwin -
Teacher
Miss Rosalind Elwin trained to be a teacher at C.F. Mott College of Education where she gained a Certificate of Education specialising in ages 3-9 years. Her main subject was English.
She worked at Newton-le-Willows County Infant School for 11 years. She has had considerable experience in teaching nursery up to year 2, in vertical grouping, whole-class teaching, team teaching and open-plan teaching, with classes of up to 40 children. She taught at an Independent Preparatory School in Denbighshire for 13 years. Whilst there, two years were spent in the Nursery and Reception classes and 11 years in Year 3. She has taught French to years 5 and 6 for several years.
She brings a wealth of experience to St. Gregory's where she is responsible for the setting up of the infants' department.
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